Check protector



Sept. 29,1931. s E, PETERS 1,825,014

CHECK PRoTEcToR Filed May 31, 1930 Patented Sept. 29, 1931 e i' -UNTED STATES, OFFICE STANLEY` E. PETERS, or CHICAGO; ILLINOIS y *p i CHECK rnotrno'roivu Application filed May 31, 1930. Serial No. 457,803.

The invention relatesy to check protectors the elements of the device shown in Figs. and primarily to a construction which is 2tof4. l n applicable' for association with an elementof" Theinvention is' illustrated as applied to a fountain pen orsome. otherdevice which thefcapy of a fountainf'pen, it being manifest 5 forms a handle for the check;protector.y A that the structure is not limited to the appli The invention has among its various obcationillustrated and maybe applied or Y jects; an improved device oi the above menassociated WithY any 'other suitable article. e tionedi character whichI includes means In the embodiment of the invention., as whereby acutting orI impression rollerfem.- disclosed in' the drawings; the cap of the' ployed in the structuremayy move trans-k fountain pen isv designated l0.. This capillas# i versely of the a-Xis thereof and relatively one end'thereof'recessed, asindicated at 11,` to the holder so as to insure proper-contact .tofprovid-e for thefreception of the structure between a check and the impression roller forming the check protectorygllauy deSgwhen the handle is held at an inclination to. Hated l2. The `capjis bored, as indicated; at

the axis-oit the cutting or impression roller. 13, to provide a passage from the exterior 6g Another object ofI the invention is*` to prof of the; cap to7 the' recess in-*Wh-ich they device vide improved means for feeding ink to the is' located', it bei-ng understood that one end impression. roller and to: alsopyovide means; of the 'boreterminates adjacent the Vink teun-- whereby thex inking mechanisml may' bei supwill' 0f the device,y So` that ink may be introplied, with. a` Charg@ of inl;` Y i duced to the latter.` Thestrueture generally 70 Anothery object A0i the invent-imi; is t@4 em-. designated r2 includes as impression roller ploy an ink feeding 0r distributing roll-eig 14 which is provided with:` suitable cuttingfor. :feedingI ink from a fountain; t0; the im; teeth; 15 which will, when the impression pression; roller and to-cembine'With'thexfoumy IOl-ler'is applied to the checker other article,

tain a means whereby the fountain may simultafnetusly indent or partially Cut the 'i5 move.L relatively to thee distributing roller tol matel Of the' Chek and 3131915 ihk# @115119 thereby compensatee for inequalities: 0f thiei'ndenta'ti'ons'.` This impression roller I4' is surface ot' this last mentioned roller.. mounted in a trame: lfwhieh isY `preferably The* inventionl has as an additional object Uf-Sh'pedf', as illustrated andY has the op- `ai) the. previsioni of an improved ink fountain PGSB' ends thereof PTOVdQd' with Slots .17 S0 fori supplying to the distributing roller; andi lS-'OP heFeCeptibh 0f Che-Shaft 0r arbor The' invention haszthese and. other o'bieetsT 19 0f the yllPlie/SSOIl IOlleli It iS @vident allot 'which-t wil'lbiezexplainedin detail, and: that by" Sl'ottngrithev fra-me in thev manner more; readilyunderstood! When:v read een;- lldCated5-that-the'mpIGSSiOD IOllel Illa-y he 35 junction with the @@Ompgmymg dmwings moved. transversely ofi theV axis thereof, 8'5

which' illustrate; one embodiment ofthe; in- WhCh thus allOWS the IDPTSSSD IO'llel G0 vention, it being obvious that changes and t'tttn proper cooperativel relation Wit/111th@ mo'diiieations mayberesortedto Withoutfdeface' 0f the Ghk WthOllt ISCGSStLtHg the parting; from the spirit'Y of' thefappenderi, holding/of the cap or part forming the han- 40 claims-forminggal parthened;A` I dle in a particularposition relatively to the 90 'In bhegdmwingglljg; 1- 195ml elevation of check. An''ink'.transfer` roller 2O is `also a1 fountain pen and. cap` showingf invention Cllle'd by the frame 16 Mld Said' ink tlaIlS- appliedwocap; e v fer roller is arrangedto contact with the Eig. 2 isfai plan-viewof the device shown impression rollerY 14. This transferrollerl is preferablyormed of somesuitableirelatively 95 Fig. 3.- is :a section takenjon line` of Sftfmaterll SCh l'SfOI IlStanCmcomposi- Fig. 2; e 1 A y f tion' rubber and provides means for trans` Eiggik is`A a` sectionI taken 4on line `of -ferring ink from the Well or fountaingen- Eig; 2;.-andi era'lly,v designated 21', to l the impression Fig- 1d isfa sidezelevatonzofza. rameior roller. i f Y 100 The ink fountain generally designated 21 rests upon a transversely arranged rib 22 n provided in the lower end of the U-shaped frame 16. This yrib 22 is preferably located substantially midway between the opposite ends of the well or fountain 2l and provides a means upon which the element forming the fountain 21 may rock, and thusV provide for movement thereof which compensates for inequalities in the surface of the ink transfer roller 20, the inequalities being occasioned because of the fact that .the cutting teeth 15 of the impression roller 14 will, over a period of time,findentfthe-surface of the ink distributing roller 20.

The element providing the well'orfountain 21 is formed to produce a plurality of parallelly arranged slots 23 which are open at the sides and top, so that ink introduced through the passage 13 may enter said slots and be fed therefrom to the impression rolle-r 20. The uppermost end of the walls 24 of the slots 23 are'preferably curvedrto conform with the circumference or periphery of the ink transfer roller 20, and thus, as the ink transfer roller-20 is rotated through the agency of the rotation ofthe impression roller, ink is gathered fromY the chambers or slots 23Aanrd thus distributed to the impression roller.

From the foregoing description, it is evident that a simple and eiiicient arrangement is produced which may be employed to prevent alteration of a check or other document and which employs an inking impression roller which is rotatably mounted and also mountedso that it may move transversely to the axis thereof'to thereby compensate for the inclination at which the handle may be held relatively to the surface of the check or-other document. It is further evident that by employing a transfer roller and arranging this roller between the impression roller and the Well or fountain 21, ink will be transferred vfrom the well or fountain to the impression roller. In additionto the above, it is manifest that by mounting the fountain. so that it may rock or pivot relatively to the transfer roller, means is provided for compensating for inequalities in the surface of said transfer roller. In addition to the above, it can be understood that the passage liprovided in the fountain pen cap or other element forming the handle, provides a simple means for supplying ink to the ink fountain, kthe latter of which is. as beforeY stated, slotted so that ink introduced into the recess 11 may find its way between the walls 24, and thence into the chambers formed by the slots 23 and the walls 24.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim andV desire to' cover by Letters Patent is: f Y

1. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a fountain pen cap having Va recess provided in one end thereof, an impression roller and means for feeding ink to said roller, said roller and means being mounted in said recess and said feeding means including an ink fountain having a plurality of ink retaining recesses.

' 2. In a check protector, the combination of a member providing a handle having a recess provided therein and check protecting means including an impression roller mounted in said recess, said roller being mounted for movement transverse to the axis thereof and means providing an ink fountain for supplying ink to said impression roller.

8. In a check protector, the combination of a memberproviding a handle and having a recess provided therein, a check protecting means including an' impression roller and inking means for supplying ink to the impression roller mounted in said recess, said inking means including a member having a plurality of ink retaining chambers from which ink is fed said roller. 4. In a checkprotector, the combination of a member providing a handle and havling a recess provided therein, a check protecting means including an impression roller and inking means for supplying ink to the impression roller mounted in said recess, said inking means including a'member having a plurality of ink retaining chambers rfrom which Vink is fed and supplied to said roller, said first mentioned member having a passage provided therein which pjommunicates with said ink retaining chamers. 5. In a lcheck protector, the Ycombination of a member providing a handle and having a recess provided therein, a .check proi tecting means including an impression roller and inking means for supplying ink to the impression roller mounted in said recess, said inking means including a vmember having a plurality of ink retaining chambers from which'ink is fed to said roller, a member interposed between said member having said ink retaining chambers and said impression roller, said last mentioned member providing means for transferring inkfrom said chambers of said member to the impression roller.

6. In a check protector the combination of a member providing a handle and having a recess provided therein, a check protecting means including an impression roller and inking means for supplying ink to the impression roller mounted in said recess, said inking means including a 'member having a plurality of transversely arranged slots from which ink is fed to the impression roller.

7. In a check protector the combination of a frame, an impression roller mounted in said frame, means provided in said'frame permitting movement of said roller transverse to the axis of said roller, an ink transfer roller for transferring ink to the impression roller and means providing an ink fountain for supplying ink to said transferring roller, said means providing said ink fountain having a plurality of slots providing ink retaining chambers, and a member having a recess in which said first mentioned frame is mounted, `'said last mentioned member having a passage provided therein Which communicates with said recess and said ink fountain.

8. In a check protector, the combination of a member providing a handle having a recessprovided therein, check protecting means including an impression roller and inking means for supplying ink to said impression roller, said inking means including an element mounted to rock relatively to said first mentioned member.

9. In a check protector, the combination of a frame, an impression roller mounted in said frame, means provided in said frame permitting movement of said roller transverse to the axis of said roller, an ink transfer roller for transferringink to the impression roller and means providing an ink fountain for supplying ink to said transferring roller, said means providing said ink fountain having a plurality of slots providing ink retaining chambers land a member having a recess 1n which said first mentioned frame is mounted, said last mentioned member having a passage provided therein Which communicates With said recess and said ink fountain, said means providing said ink chamber being mounted to rock With respect to the `ink transfer roller.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 19th day of May A. D., 1930.

STANLEY E. PETERS. 

